The Seacroft

The salt tang hits you before you've even unloaded — proper Blackpool seafront air, with gulls wheeling overhead and the distant rumble of the Pleasure Beach just down the coast.

The Seacroft offers both traditional guest house rooms and camping pods, so it suits couples after a seaside break without the full canvas commitment, families wanting a base for the piers and tower, or anyone chasing that classic British coastal holiday vibe. Being open year-round means you can do the illuminations in autumn or grab a blustery winter weekend when the front's all yours. Dogs are welcome by arrangement, so worth asking when you book if you're bringing a four-legged friend along.

It's more guest house with pods than traditional campsite — expect proper beds, less of the roll-mat-and-Trangia experience. Campfires are a check-on-arrival situation, likely weather and pitch dependent. The location is the real draw here: you're in Blackpool, so everything from fish and chips to funfair rides is a short walk away, but you've got somewhere comfortable to retreat to when the promenade crowds get too much.